As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears three decades ago, according to a new study. As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a ...
In the new study, researchers examined blood samples from polar bears in the Chukchi Sea in 1987–1994 and then three decades later, 2008-2017, looking for antibodies to six pathogens.
Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites ...
These amazing images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show the Arctic animals at their fierce but adorable best A polar bear mother and her clingy, but cute, cubs are photographed along ...
Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The researchers say they’re unsure how the injuries will affect polar bear populations, but they speculate the injuries could reduce the ...
The buzz of excitement at Berlin Zoo was abruptly interrupted by cries of panic and a loud splash as something dropped into the moat within the polar bear enclosure. To the shock of onlookers ...
Living off one of the richest oceans in the Arctic, the polar bears by the Chukchi Sea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health and give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this Alaskan ...
New technology that was tested at the Assiniboine Park Zoo has arrived in Churchill to help track polar bears. The AI tracking device was set up at the zoo in the summer to help teach the ...
After two assassination attempts on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, a Brooklyn artist thought it was a good idea to resurrect his 500-pound art project: a tombstone with the former ...
They are available on winter standby for airside snow clearance and are termed “polar bears”. Their corresponding colleagues “landside”, clearing the access roads around the airport, ...
It’s un-bear-leviable. Starting this week, the Philadelphia Zoo is preparing to build its largest exhibit in over a decade, refurbishing and developing Bear Country. Here’s what visitors ...